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INSPECTION REPORT
FOR
HOME BUYERS AND HOME OWNERS
The
Archicentre Home Inspection Service is a positive step for home
buyers an home owners. Over 100,000 Australians have had an Archicentre
Report. Fast, thorough, professional and inexpensive ... use an
architect, it's your best plan!
100,000 Australians know the benefits of professional
guidance
- Professional Help
Your Archicentre
pre-purchase inspection Report is designed to help you make
a realistic decision about the purchase of your home.
- Your Report comes in two parts:
(a) the actual Report
(b) the $10,000 12 month structural guarantee which will give
you protection against serious defects becoming evident up
to twelve months after the Archicentre inspection has been
completed.
- Your Report will be prepared by one of Australia's
most professionally trained building experts.
Personal attention
Your architect
can meet you at the property for an on the spot verbal Report,
or provide a Report by telephone. Your verbal report can also
include guidance on renovations and improvements. Your personalised
written Report will arrive a few days afterwards.
- Follow-up advice
You may telephone your architect any time to discuss
aspects of repairs, maintenance and home improvements. You can
engage your architect to assist with further work on your behalf.
- Detailed information
Archicentre's
technical information sheets describe in detail the house faults
which will most concern you, if you buy the property.
- Trades Guide
Your architect will list the tradespeople to contact
for repairs and home improvements.
- Cost Guide
You will receive a Cost Guide for repairs and renovation
building work, updated regularly
- Home Maintenance Guide
Your Report includes advice on how to best maintain
your home to safeguard its value.
Your Report can save you thousands of dollars
- Before Buying
The Archicentre
Report will help you to make an informed decision about the
condition of the house. This information may influence your
bid or offer.
- After buying
The Report can help you arrange an appropriate loan
with your lending authority so that the cost of repairs and
improvements can be paid at low interest rates over the term
of the mortgage.
 12
Month Guarantee
There
is a $10,000 structural guarantee to cover serious defects which
become evident in the first twelve months, not detected during
the Archicentre inspection. Simply complete the guarantee application
and pay the registration fee. Conditions apply. For
more details click here.
- Home Owners
The Report can be used to get impartial advice on the
best and most cost effective way of undertaking repairs and
maintenance.
- Investors
The Report
can give an accurate indication of what needs reparing and how
urgently it needs to be done.
Be in a more commanding position when buying
Your Archicentre Report can
- Tell you how bad the faults are.
- Give a guide to probable repair costs.
- List the trades required for repairs.
- Give qualified advice on your own home improvement
ideas.
You will then be in a better position to negotiate a purchase
price or decide whether to buy or bid at auction.
- Archicentre is Fast
We commence processing your inspection as soon as you
make a telephone booking. You will receive a verbal report immediately
after the inspection has been completed. This verbal report
will give you the main facts on the spot, followed by a written
confirmation in the mail.
Most metropolitan inspections can be completed within a day
of your call.
You don't even need to lose a day with the Inspection! You can
make an offer to by ... 'conditional that no serious faults
are found by Archicentre'. Most vendors will accept this condition:
if not, be careful.
We can inspect the property and report on it within your 'cooling
off' period of 2, 3 or 5 days, depending on the State in which
you live. Enquire at Archicentre for details od 'cooling off'
laws in your State.
 The
Inspection
Following your telephone booking, your
architect will contact you to discuss any special concerns you
may have and to arrange an inspection time. We use a detailed
checklist to examine every accessible part of the home including
roof space and sub-floor for poor structure, leaking roofing and
guttering, subsiding footings, faulty plumbing and wiring, dampness,
rot and many other faults, subject to the Conditions of Inspection.*
Your Archicentre Report is valid for six months from the date
of the inspection.
Additional Information
You can
obtain any of our consumer literature, for example, our do-it-yourself
checklist for the home buyer and home renovator.
- Home Buyers Newsletter
You will receive the latest issue of out newsletter,
including updates on any legal issues, descriptions of new products
for repairs and renovations and more.
- Our qualifications
Archicentre, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal
Australian Institute of Archtects is the largest home advisory
organisation in Australia. Our inspectors are all qualified,
experienced architects and members of the RAIA who have undergone
specialist inspection training. Archicentre has won many industry
awards and our architects have won numerous architectural and
building awards for their completed projects.
- Your Protection
The Archicentre Report is not a guarantee, but provides
the best professional advice on visible faults in accordance
with Australian Standard AS 4349.1 - 1995 Inspection of buildings,
Standard Property Inspections and in accordance with Archicentre
conditions of inspection (available on request). An twelve months
guarantee is also available.
*Conditions apply. Contact Archicentre for details
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